Motor



Patented Aug. 9, I898. L. W. CARSON.

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(Application filed Sept. 17, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.'608,836, dated August 9, 1898.

Application filed September 17, 1897. Serial No. 652,073. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEONIDAS W. CARSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Elma, in the county of Howard and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motors; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a side View of a motor embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a section on the line y y, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional View on the line 4 4, Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a plan view with the top easing removed.

This invention is designed to provide a practical and efficient motor or engine of simple construction and operation which can be operated either by steam, gas, or compressed air, andwhich can be readily reversed and run to equal advantage in either-direction.

With these objects in View the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described, and pointed out in theappended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates a hollow bed or base, upon which is j ournaled a shaft 13 in suitable boxes or bearings b. Mounted upon the said shaft and secured thereto is a large wheel 0, which is constructed in the manner of a flywheel and has a broad peripheral portion 0, formed with lateral flanges 0. Upon this peripheral portion, between the said flanges, are two series of pockets D, which extend entirely around the wheel. These pockets are formed by lateral walls 01, which are parallel flanges extending entirely around the eircum ference and arranged in pairs,and each pocket has a straight radial forward wall (1 and an inclined rear and bottom wall 61 which ex tends from the top of the Wall (1 of the preceding pocket to the base of the corresponding wall of that pocket. These two series of pockets are of the same construction except that they extend in opposite directions, the

pockets of one series being arranged reversely with respect to those of the other series. The two series are separated from each other by an intervening annular groove or channel f, and each is separated from the adjacent wall 0 by a similar groove or channel f.

F designates a curbed plate or casing of an extent a little greater than a semicircle and which extends over that portion of the wheel '0 which is above the bed or base A, its ends H H indicate steam-chambers at the central portion of said casing and within an offset portion Ff thereof. These chambers are of similar shape to the pockets in the wheel, andthe inclined walls h of the two chambers extend in opposite directions.

K designates a supply-pipe for air, gas, or steam, said pipe having branches it, which lead, respectively, to the chambers H H and which are controlled by a two-way valve L.

M M designate two exhaust-pipes, one for each series of pockets.

The operation of the engine will be readily understood without further detailed description, the direction of its rotation being determined by the position of the valve L and the consequent admission of steam or other pressure to one or the other of the chambers H H and from thence to one of the series of pockets.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as'new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In an engine or motor of the class described, the combination with the hollow base, and

the wheel journaled thereon, and formed with peripheral flanges, and with two series of oppositely-directed buckets lying between the said flanges, of the arched casing plate secured to said base and extending over the exposed portion of said wheel, said plate havleading outwardly from the lower portions of ing flanges which interfit with those of the said casing, substantially as specified. 10 wheel, asteam-chest supported on said casing- In testimony whereof I affix my signature plate at its upper central portion and divided in presence of two witnesses.

into two parts having open bottoms and op LEONIDAS W. CARSON. positely-inclined upper walls, means whereby Witnesses:

steam or the like may be admitted to either: J. T. AYERS,

port of said chest, and exhaust openings M. S. KEEFE. 

